This is the commencement of a two-day, 1,400 miles jaunt from Honningsvag to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland . . .
[Leaving the snow-capped north . . . ]
[For what will obviously be views of vast amounts of water, at this point through gathering sleet . . . ]
[But continuing hints of blue sky were exciting . . . ]
[Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I suspect we are approaching Sommaroy . . . ]
[Sommarøy is an old fishing village in the western part of Tromso Municipality in Troms county. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Tromso and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The 0.34-square-kilometre (84-acre) village has a population (2017) of 321. The fishing village covers the island of Store Sommaroya as well as part of the neighboring island of Hillesoya and many smaller surrounding islands. The village is a typical fishing village with great local fishing fleets and substantial fish processing and other industries. Tourism is also important in Sommarøy. There is a hotel and rental cabins available (Wikipedia).]
[If I’m wrong on the village, all this is for naught . . . ]
[The Super and Bill took advantage of the improving weather for outdoor photo ops . . . ]
[It really is quite scenic . . . ]
[Are we having fun yet?]
[Why I think this is Sommaroya is because this looks like the Sommaroya Bridge . . . ]
[Soon to be trending to open seas . . . ]
[Courtney reminded me of Amy Sunderland, the director of Alex’s senior college . . . ]
[Bill and Anne settling in for two days of cruising . . . ]
[Just a guess, but the Tjeldsund Bridge is a suspension road bridge that crosses the Tjelsundet strait between the mainland and the island of Hinnoya in Troms county. The bridge is 1,007 metres (3,304 ft) long, the main span is 290 metres (950 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (135 ft). The bridge has 32 spans (Wikipedia).]
[The open sea . . . ]
[And a rainbow . . . ]
June 30
[These are Scottish, not Norwegian, oil patforms, as I recall . . . ]
[Now I remember, I finished this book for book club. Cruising in open water is really a good time to catch up on one’s readings . . . ]
[Hellooooo! Anybody out there?]
[Pretty much why a life at sea never held any appeal for me . . . ]
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This is the follow-up to the original, “alexandriacardinals.wordpress.com,” which overwhelmed the system’s ability to handle it any more. Thus, this is “Part 2.” As the original was initially described:
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“It all began in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California” . . . wait a minute, that was Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Let’s see . . . oh yeah, it all began in 2003 when retirees, i.e., old people, in Alexandria, Minnesota, who had no desire to become snow birds, went looking for mid-winter entertainment here in the frozen tundra of West Central Minnesota. We discovered girls’ high school hockey, fell in love immediately, and it remains our favorite spectator sport to this day. Initially, and for several years, reports on these games were e-mailed to those who were actually snowbirds but wanted to keep abreast of things “back home.” It was ultimately decided a blog would be more efficient, and it evolved into a personal diary of many things that attracts tens of readers on occasion. It remains a source of personal mental therapy and has yet to elicit any lawsuits.
~ The Editor, May 9, 2014
p.s. The photo border around the blog is the Cardinal girls’ hockey team after just beating Breck for the state championship in 2008. It’s of the all-tournament team. The visible Breck player on the left is Milica McMillen, then an 8th-grader – she is now an All-American for the Gophers. The Roseau player in the stocking cap I believe is Mary Loken, who went on to play for UND; and the Cardinal player on the right, No. 3, is Abby Williams, the player we blame most for making us girls’ hockey fans who went on to play for Bemidji State.
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Photos contained herein are available for personal use. All you have to do is double click on any of the photos and they will become full screen size. You can then save them into your personal “My Pictures” file. They make lovely parting or hostess gifts, or holiday gifts for such as Uncle Ernie who wants to see how his grand niece is doing on the hockey team. If any are sold for personal profit, however, to, for example, the Audubon Society, National Geographic, Sven’s Home Workshop Monthly, Curling By The Numbers, or the World Wrestling Federation, I only request that you make a donation to the charitable organization of your choice. You have two hours and fifteen minutes. Pencils ready? Begin!
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